The Credits: “The Arrival”

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The 2026-27 NBA season is here.

The Boston Celtics blew a big lead Tuesday afternoon to open the year 0-1. The Philadelphia 76ers have knocked off last year’s Eastern Conference champs and runner-ups in three days. Tyrese Haliburton dropped 23 points and 12 assists in his return to action. And the Lakers opened the season by blowing out the Warriors and helping make Yaxel Lendeborg’s rookie debut a memorable one.

Here are some of the best stories of the opening week of the season as well as key news you may have missed.

• Jayson Tatum’s season debut was far from pristine, but there’s no reason to panic — CelticsBlog
• Celtics’ loss to Pistons had one massive bright spot: ‘He was unbelievable’ — CelticsBlog

• ‘Not the same NBA I fell in love with as a kid’: Kyrie Irving laments NBA’s evolution — The Athletic

• Pistons vs Celtics final score: Detroit overcomes 22-point deficit, beats Boston in opener — Detroit Bad Boys

• Sources: Warriors exploring options to trade center Kristaps Porzingis — ESPN

• Tyrese Haliburton knows he’s persevered in return to Indiana Pacers — Andscape
• How Haliburton-Siakam 2-man game changed the game in opening win — Basketball, She Wrote Patreon

• How the Lakers’ Luka Doncic went from ‘Wonder Boy’ to ‘The Man’ — LA Times

• On Ty Jerome’s 45 Point-night! — GrizzliesFilm/Twitter

• Giannis Antetokounmpo hears ‘MVP’ chants but Heat get season-opening reality check — The Athletic

• The Anthony Edwards-LaMelo Ball partnership opens with chemistry and hope — ESPN
• Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball are talking the talk and walking the walk — The Athletic

• Knicks coaches didn’t get rings on banner night; MSG staff received phishing email: Sources — The Athletic

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s record 20-point streak ends in Thunder win over Nuggets — ESPN

• ‘It’s a good sign’: 76ers stars overcome adversity together in historic comeback win — Yahoo Sports
• How Jaylen Brown remedies a decade-long issue for Sixers — Liberty Ballers

• In Moda Center talks, Tom Dundon and city officials are 10 years, $1 billion and one jet ride apart — The Oregonian
• Micah Nori’s First Head Coaching Win Exceeds His ‘Wildest Dreams’ — Blazer’s Edge

• Ben Simmons suffers season-ending torn Achilles days before season opener — Shams Charania, ESPN

• In massacring the Bulls 135-92, the Raptors are trying to tell us something — Raptors Republic
• How Jamal Shead mastered the art of illegal-screen drawing — Raptors in 7 Substack

• No. 1 Pick AJ Dybantsa (ankle) to remain sidelined — NBA.com
• Davis on offense, Coulibaly on defense — Wizards thump Bucks in season opener — Bullets Forever

• Phoenix Suns center Oso Ighodaro agrees to three-year, $29 million deal
• Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace agrees to five-year, $139 million deal
• Charlotte Hornets wing Brandon Miller agrees to five-year, $209 million deal
• Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels agrees to one-year, $40 million extension — ESPN